Mom’s Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes For as long as I can remember my mom was put in charge of making the mashed potatoes at our Scheuring family Christmas. Mom’s Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes are full of the “good stuff”, aka… butter, cream, cream cheese, and sour cream. These potatoes could be made ahead of time and…
Side Dishes
Grandma’s German Spaetzle
Grandma’s German Spaetzle Unless you have a super German family member, it is likely you have never heard of spaetzle. And let me tell ya! You’ve been missing out. Spaetzle is a small dumpling that hails from Europe, most commonly, certain regions of Germany. A simple egg noodle dough is made and then pressed through…
Macaroni Cheese Corn Bake
Macaroni Cheese Corn Bake A classic Midwest side dish is this Macaroni Cheese Corn Bake casserole. When I was in Kindergarten, my teacher (who also happened to be my aunt and godmother…. Hey Aunt Bonnie!) had each student submit a favorite family recipe. She combined each child’s submissions into a class cookbook that we then…
Perfect Coleslaw
Perfect Coleslaw This is a recipe for perfect coleslaw my mom has made forever and I have loved it ever since I was a kid. When I was younger, she gave me a small box and index cards that I would use to write down my own “recipes”. I think some of my first ones…
Creamy Italian Pasta Salad
Creamy Italian Pasta Salad Nothing accompanies a potluck or grilled meat quite the way a great pasta salad does. And I am going to confess, I’ve made some bad ones and some good ones through the years. But there always just seems to be a recipe that I continually come back to time after time….